Sprouting?

[Timbersmom]

I have hard water. It doesn't affect the sprouting of the mix I get from sproutpeople.org. I've been sounding like a commercial for them, but I have had such good luck with their product that I really endorse it. I've never had a batch fail to sprout or have impurities, bugs, moths etc. from them.

[bluedawg]

Here's what I give Miss Dayo... (See below) I like the glass sprouter - Dayo is more likely to get the plastic sprouter open. The night before, I put a coffee scoop full of seed mix in sprouting jar. cover with cold water and add 5-7 drops of grape seed oil and let sit overnight. In the morning I scoop out a teasoon maybe as much as a tablespoon full and mix in her bowl. I also add Mung Beans to the list as Dayo loves those. The funny thing is, once the stuff sprouts she's not so interested, so I try and use it up in two feedings, morning and night, then refill at night and start again. I usually order some from amazon and get some from the local health food store but I am going to check out the links you guys posted here too.

 

 

Whole foods diet recipe for two greys

 

WHOLE FOODS DIET RECIPE FOR TWO GREYS:

 

 

1. SOAKED/SPROUTED SEEDS:

 

- one part organic sesame seeds with hulls

 

- one part organic wheatberries

 

- one part black organic sunflowers with hulls

 

- one part organic quinoa- one part organic safflower with hulls

 

- one part organic whole oats

 

- one part spray millet scraped off the stalk

 

TO PREPARE: EVERY MORNING PLACE SEEDS IN MASON JAR WITH ENOUGH WATER TO COVER DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF SEEDS. ADD 6 DROPS GRAPEFRUIT SEED EXTRACT PER CUP WATER TO THE SOAK WATER. LEAVE ON COUNTER FOR 24 HOURS. THE NEXT MORNING, RINSE THE SEEDS THOROUGHLY THROUGH A PLASTIC SPROUT TOP ON THE MASON JAR AND SERVE HALF THE PORTION. LEAVE THE OTHER HALF OF THE SEED PORTION IN THE MASON JAR, RINSED. AT NIGHT, RINSE THE SECOND HALF PORTION THOROUGHLY AND SERVE AS DINNER.

 

 

 

2. VEGETABLES/FRUIT GROUND IN A FOOD PROCESSOR INTO RICE-SIZED PIECES :

 

A. Choose one: organic broccoli, organic zucchini, organic green beans

 

B. Choose one: organic collard greens, organic kale, organic bok choy (not the white part, just the green leafy part)

 

C. Choose one: organic red peppers, organic carrots, organic LIGHTLY COOKED IN WATER orange squash (do not food prep squash, serve chopped by hand)

 

D. Choose two: organic banana (chop by hand not food prep), organic apple, organic orange (peel and chop by hand not food prep), organic mango (CHOP BY HAND), organic pineapple (CHOP BY HAND)

 

E. Choose one: three organic hulled almonds, three organic hulled walnuts, or twelve organic roasted, shelled peanut halves

 

NOTE: all of the above must be fresh not frozen

 

E. Choose one: organic raspberries, organic blueberries, organic strawberries (fresh is best, frozen is OK)

 

NOTE: use each one of the above foods listed in any given month so establish a rotation for shopping such that all the foods are used within a month period

 

F. FROZEN ORGANIC CORN AND FROZEN ORGANIC PEAS (use both each day)

 

NOTE: ALL THESE VEGETABLES AND FRUITS (other than the nuts) SHOULD BE USED IN ROUGHLY EQUAL PORTIONS (JUST EYEBALL IT)

 

 

3. CHOP ALL THE VEGETABLES/FRUIT PLUS NUTS IN THE FOOD PREP (OTHER THAN THE ONES THAT SHOULD BE CUT BY HAND). USE ONE HALF CUP SPROUTED SEED MIX TO ONE HALF CUP VEGETABLE/FRUIT/NUT MIX.

 

 

4. TO EVERY MEAL ADD:

 

- 1/3 teaspoon of GREEN POWDER (to the one cup of food)

 

- 1/16 teaspoon of PRIMAL DEFENSE PROBIOTICS (to the one cup of food)

 

 

5. TWICE PER WEEK ADD:

 

A. 1/2 teaspoon of ORGANIC FLAX OIL to morning meal (IE PICK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS AND FOR BREAKFAST ONLY THEY GET FLAX OIL)

 

NOTE: STORE FLAX OIL IN THE REFRIGERATOR AT ALL TIMES IT IS HIGHLY PERISHABLE

 

B. 1/4 TEASPOON ZOO MED AVIAN PLUS VITAMIN/MINERAL POWDER

 

 

6. ONCE PER WEEK GIVE ONE TEASPOON PER GREY OF COOKED, FRESH or FROZEN, PLAIN WILD ALASKAN SALMON

 

 

7.. BEFORE BED GIVE ONE TABLESPOON OF SPRAY MILLET PER GREY SCRAPED OFF STALK

 

 

NOTE: MEALS SHOULD BE PREPARED FRESH TWICE DAILY, AM AND PM. THE VEGETABLE PORTION CAN BE MADE FRESH EACH AM AND HALF CAN BE STORED IN A SEALED CONTAINER IN THE REFRIGERATOR UNTIL THE PM MEAL.

 

 

GREEN POWDER RECIPE:

 

• 1/3 cup Mt Rose Herbs kelp powder

 

• 1/3 cup organic Mt Rose Herbs alfalfa powder

 

• 5 Tablespoons Hatched brand eggshell powder

 

1 Tablespoon Frontier organic garlic powder

 

MIX ALL INGREDIENTS AND STORE IN A SEALED MASON JAR IN THE DARK FOR UP TO ONE YEAR (LABEL WITH EXPIRATION DATE).

[murfchck]

I don't know if this will help you any with your sprouting but I had an epic fail this week with mine. 3 days of washing and rinsing to only have my chickpeas and safflower sprout. The sunflower is usually the first and I should have been clued in when they didn't. I also came under attack with gnats this time. I have no idea why this happened. It was a new 25lb bag of sunflower so it must have been old when I bought it. I called the store to see if they would check another bag for an expiration date, but man where they rude about it. All my parrot mix has these seeds in it now and also my sprout mix. So I have wasted a lot of money pre mixing for the freezer. Adzuki, whole peas, pumpkin seeds, lentils, safflower, etc. uhh, not to mention their actual seed mix ingredients. Most of these things I buy online so gotta pay the first bill off before I can repurchase everything again. Dang!!! McDonnell Feed Store blows! I usually would brag on them but this time the lady "manager" was so rude when all I did was ask a question. I wasn't mad, just curious if this was the issue. Won't be going back there any time soon. (okay, I get my pellets there because they special order them for me and only charge me 45 for the 18 lb bag. BUT other than getting that, I won't be back there! lol)

[Flawxy]

I was taking a look at your "green powder" recipe. I understand the eggshell powder for calcium, but I was curious if anyone has considered using spirulina powder instead of having to make that mix. Spirulina is a blue-green sea algae that is harvested in west/central africa. It is also packed with protein and the associated amino acids. It also is rich in calcium. Just looking at other options for those who may not want to purchase and make their own mix. I do like your sprout mix and will be using it as soon as my baby comes to his/her new home with me!

 

Dave

[Greywings]

I use spirulina but just a dash.